The National Association of Farm Broadcasting has seen some significant changes in the last 4 years and the staff leader has been Bill O’Neill. Bill is stepping down at the end of this year to pursue some personal interests and I spoke with him about his decision and his years working with the organization. He says he’s going to move on to some things he’s been interested in for a while. He mentions “being a student again.”

Highlights for him during his time with NAFB include the fact that the board of directors that was just seated when he started represented all aspects of the membership. The name of the organization changed the year he started as well. That was done to reflect how the classes of membership have changed over the years. He is proud of the fact that they implemented a strategic plan and that they’ve conducted national farm media studies in the last several years.

Bill also gives us a preview of the upcoming NAFB Convention which Cindy and I will be attending and covering on AgWired. He says that the convention will continue to provide members with an opportunity to learn more about how to cope with changes in communications technology among other things. The annual Trade Talk session is full showing strong support from agribusinesses and other ag organizations. He says that new research about farmers and their use of the internet will also be of interest.

If you haven’t registered for the convention, the early registration deadline is the end of this week.

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